Every person knows what to do in order to protect his health and mental balance. Without a doubt, if you want to live a more healthy life you will have to include whole grains in your everyday diet.
Regular exercise will also help you to achieve that goal. However, sodas and sugars need to be completely excluded.
Unfortunately, nowadays many people choose to consume unhealthy fast foods. It is sad to think that every market is filled with foods that have no nutritional value. Besides that, we always consume the same foods such as rice, soy, wheat and corn.
We all know that it is time for a change. We should consume foods that can also be medicine for the body. We have a choice and we have to choose wisely.
We provide you with a list of 20 Natural Painkillers:
- Ginger for muscle pain
According to one Danish study, muscle and joint pain, stiffness and swelling can be reduced for 63% with the regular use of ginger. This happens because the ginger contains gingerols that can stop pain hormones. Consume one or two tablespoons of ginger every single day.
- Cloves against tooth pain
According to UCLA experts, the gum and tooth pains can be relieved in just two hours by chewing a clove. Cloves are great anesthetics since they contain eugenol. You are able to regulate the blood sugar and lower your cholesterol by adding ¼ tablespoon of cloves in a meal.
- Apple Cider Vinegar for Heartburn
Before having a meal, sip one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and water. In this way you will be able to eliminate the heart burn in just 24 hours. According to the gastro expert at Colon and Digestive Diseases Center of Huntsville, MD Joseph Brasco, you can improve the digestion and the breaking down of fats and proteins in the gut with the regular use of apple cider vinegar since it contains malic and tartaric acid.
- Garlic against ear pain
Get rid of your ear pain by putting two drops of warm garlic oil in the affected ear. It is recommended to repeat the procedure for five days, every day.
According to experts of New Mexico University, using garlic against ear pain will provide you with better results than using drugs. You will kill the pain and bacteria since garlic contains sulfur and selenium.
The process of making garlic oil is also very simple. You will just have to simmer 3 cloves and ½ tablespoon of olive oil for 2 minutes. Put it in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
- Cherries against headache and joint pain
The most common health problems nowadays are headaches, arthritis and gout. If you eat one bowl of cherries daily, you will be able to cure them.
Eating cherries is 10 times better than ibuprofen and aspirin. You will be able to kill every inflammation since cherries contain anthocyanins.
According to the Ph.D. prof. of food science at the Michigan University, Muraleedharan Nair, these compounds lock down and shut enzymes that make inflammation and pain.
- Fish for tummy pain
If you consume 18 oz of fish every week you will be able to cure IBD, IBS and bad digestion. Consume sardines, herring, trout, salmon, mackerel and tuna if you want to achieve even better results.
According to the president of the Inflammation Research Foundation Marblehead, Ph.D. Barry Sears, EPA and DHA are the best natural agents against inflammation and side effects. Cramps, inflammation and gut pains can be prevented with the regular use of fish.
- Yoghurt for PMS
According to Yale experts, almost 80% of the women experience PMS. Nervous system sensitivity and bad spikes ups and downs of estrogen and progesterone are the causes of the PMS occurrence.
Experts of the New York Columbia University state that you will be able to ease up the PMS symptoms by 48% with the consumption of yoghurt on a daily basis.
MD prof. of gynecology Mary Jane Minkin of Yale University explained that the yoghurt contains calcium, which is a mineral that calms down nerves and stops pains.
- Turmeric against chronic pain
Without a doubt turmeric is 3 times better for pain than ibuprofen, aspirin, naproxen and more. According to Cornell experts, people who suffer from fibromyalgia can ease their chronic pain by 50% with the use of turmeric.
You will be able to shut down the pain hormones and enzymes since turmeric contains curcuma. You will only have to consume at least ¼ tablespoon of turmeric every day. Mix the turmeric with meat, poultry, rice and veggies.
- Oats against endometrial pain
When the uterine lining grows out of the uterus and makes awful pain, you are suffering from endometriosis. Get a diet that it is full of oats in order to remove your pain by 60%. You will never experience cramps and heavy periods again.
According to the MD, prof. of medicine Colombia University, Peter Green, gluten is the cause for many inflammations and oats have no gluten.
- Salt for foot pain
If you want to cure the infection of the feet in just 4 days, soak the ingrown nails in warm salty water. You will get rid of the swelling and pain since salt kills bacteria, inflammation and germs.
Mix one tablespoon of salt in one cup of water. Before you soak your feet for 20 minutes, heat the mixture.
- Pineapple against digestion issues
According to California Stanford University experts, you will be able to reduce your bloating in 3 days with the regular consumption of 1 cup of fresh pineapple juice. This incredible fruit is rich in enzymes that speed up pain proteins in the intestine and gut.
- Relax the sore muscles with mint
You may experience knots for several months if you leave this untreated. According to the author of the book “The natural physician’s healing therapies”, Mark Stengler, if you add 10 drops of mint oil in warm water you will be able to relax your muscles. He also states that by doing this you will be able to reduce cramps 25% more than painkillers.
- Grapes for back TLC
According to recent results of Ohio State University, you can relax the blood vessels and make blood flow better for damaged tissues with having only one cup of grapes a day.
Since the back vertebrae depends on the nutrients and oxygen that enter the blood vessels, making the blood flow better is vital for healing back tissues.
- Tomato juice for leg cramps
We all know that leg cramps are very common, painful and really annoying. Potassium deficit is the cause of this occurrence. Diuretics and workouts can also be the cause. Consume 10 oz ofthis juice every day if you want to speed up the recovery and reduce this issue.
- Coffee against migraine
According to the National Headache Foundation, coffee and painkillers can speed up the healing of migraines by 40%. The use of coffee boosts the absorption of painkillers.
- Flax against breast pain
According to one study, you can ease up breast soreness in just 12 weeks with consuming 3 tablespoons of ground flax every day.
You will stop the estrogen spikes that make the pain due to its richness in phytoestrogens. If you want to receive even better results, sprinkle a little bit ground flax on your yoghurt, oatmeal, veggie dip and smoothies.
- Honey against mouth sores
According to experts of the Dubai Medical Centre of United Arab Emirates, you will be able to heal mouth sores 43% better than creams if you apply honey on the affected area 4 times every day.
You will be able to kill the viruses and inflammation with the regular use of honey. Besides that, honey makes the healing faster.
- Blueberries for bladder infection
According to experts of New Jersey Rutgers University, you will lower the risk of UTIs for 60% by consuming a cup of this fruit every day.
This happens because blueberries contain tannins, which target the bacteria and stop them before they get infectious.
- Horseradish for sinus issues
Face pain and congestion are some of the symptoms of sinusitis. Fortunately, the horseradish makes better blood flow in the sinuses. This speeds up the recovery process. It is recommended to take one tablespoons, two times a day.
- Water for injury pain
You are able to treat your injury pain with having 8 oz glasses of water. Many experts state that water can dilute and flush the pain items of tissues.
According to Susan M. Kleiner, Ph.D. book author of “The good mood diet”, water makes block in the cartilage that is in the bone ends, the joint lubricating liquids and the spine soft discs. Tissues will move easier and glide to each other if you are hydrated.
